New coach Mike Mulvey takes reins at Brisbane Roar

NEW Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey's duties on his first day in charge included picking the brains of the man he replaced, Rado Vidosic.

Having arrived in Brisbane from Melbourne on Tuesday night, Mulvey was an observer at the Roar's training session today.

It will be a different story tomorrow when he takes charge of training ahead of the Roar's clash against Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.

Vidosic, shifted to a technical director's role after the Roar's poor start to the season, was nowhere to be seen at training and had a glum look on his face when he arrived at Brisbane's Ballymore offices to start his new role.

However, Mulvey intended to meet with Vidosic, who has been part of the Roar's coaching staff since the club's inception, to discuss the Roar squad.

"We'll sit down and talk very soon," former Gold Coast United mentor Mulvey said.

"He [Vidosic] has been part of the future from day one and that's a lot of intellectual knowledge from day one. It's something to tap into.

"Rado and I have worked professionally together before in certain situations and I'm sure we'll work professionally together again."

"The decision through the off-season to bring him in is one that we stand behind 100 per cent," Dobson said.

"There's a big philosophy within the club of promoting from within, from bringing people from not just within Brisbane Roar football, from Queensland football, and that's a big reason why we ended up with Mike.

"Our feel is Rado's better suited as a technical director. He's proved it in the past with the players he's brought in internationally, that he's a very good scout.

"He's very good at analysis and technical planning. For us it was a natural transition, a natural change."

Dobson hinted Vidosic had been resigned to losing his head coach's position after leading the Roar to just three wins this season.